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which must receave heave vntyll the tyme yt all thinges which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy Prophetes sence the worlde began be restored agayne.

Fyrst vnto you hath God raysed vp his sonne Iesus and him he hath sent to blysse you that every one of you shuld turne from youre wickednes.

The kynges of the erth stode vp and the rulars came to gedder agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his Christ.

And the multitude of them that beleved were of one hert and of one soule. Also none of them sayde that eny of the thinges which he possessed was his awne: but had all thinges commen.

A certayne man named Ananias with Saphira his wyfe solde a possession

and kepte awaye parte of the pryce (his wyfe also beynge of counsell) and brought a certayne parte and layde it doune at the Apostles fete.

And it fortuned as it were aboute the space of .iii. houres after that his wyfe came in ignoraunt of that which was done.

Then she fell doune strayght waye at his fete and yelded vp the goost. And the yonge men came in and founde her ded and caryed her out and buryed her by her husbande.

Him hath god lifte vp with his right hand to be a ruler and a savioure for to geve repetauce to Israell and forgevenes of synnes.

And we are his recordes concernynge these thinges and also the holy goost whom God hath geve to them yt obey him.

And they departed from the counsell reioysynge yt they were counted worthy to soffre rebuke for his name.

And all that sate in ye counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell.

Then came he out of the londe of Chaldey and dwelt in Charran. And after that assone as his father was deed he brought him into this lande in which ye now dwell

and he gave him none inheritaunce in it no not the bredeth of a fote: but promised yt he wolde geve it to him to possesse and to his seed after him when as yet he had no chylde.

God verely spake on this wyse that his seade shulde be a dweller in a straunge londe and that they shulde kepe them in bondage and entreate them evyll .iiii.C. yeares.

and delivered him out of all his adversities. And gave him faveour and wisdome in the sight of Pharao kynge of Egipte which made him governer over Egipte and over all his housholde.

and at the seconde tyme Ioseph was knowen of his brethren and Iosephs kynred was made knowne vnto Pharao.

Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to be brought and all his kynne thre score and xv. soules.

The same tyme was Moses borne and was a proper childe in ye sight of God which was norisshed vp in his fathers housse thre monethes.

And when he was full forty yeare olde it came into his hert to visit his brethren the chyldren of Israhel.